Derek Beres

Derek Beres

Derek Beres is a freelance writer. Based in Portland, Oregon, he has served in senior editorial positions at a number of tech companies and has years of experience in health, science, and music writing. He is the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast and co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracies Became a Health Threat.

Francisco Cantu wanted to put faces to the statistics. So he became a Border Patrol agent.
New research in psychedelics is showing them to be a powerful antidote to depression. We need to implement them into therapy.
A review of 33 trials confirms that loading your body does your brain good.
A new study from the University of Oxford reveals what foods are, and are not, healthy for the environment.
The first step is recognizing that physical, mental, and emotional health are interconnected.
Starbucks is only the latest example of a very old systemic problem. Are these trainings effective?
A new study from the Great Recession shows that anxiety around money is not helping us. How do we stop worrying?